Extended Summary File Records

The summary file is intended for use as input to some other program, such as SLR. It contains only data for one single 'summary' period, and its records are written as separate variable length records to facilitate processing by other programs.

Similar to trend files, summary file creation is controlled by means of the 'FC MONCOLL RESET' command which allows you to define 'summary' periods that are independent of 'trend' and other periods. See the “Creating Extended Summary and Trend Files” and “Resetting Performance Data/Defining Periods” sections in the “Using Performance Toolkit in Performance Monitor Mode” chapter of the z/VM: Performance Toolkit Guide for the corresponding guidelines.